Senior Director, Data & Analytics Engineering

QTS Data Centers

Senior Director of Data & Analytics Engineering leading the data and analytics strategy for QTS. Overseeing enterprise-wide data governance and modernization initiatives across multiple teams.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeKansas, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in defining and executing enterprise-wide data and analytics strategies, with a strong focus on cloud-based data platforms and governance frameworks. Proven ability to lead multi-layered organizations, manage significant budgets, and influence executive stakeholders to drive alignment with business objectives.

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Data Engineering LeadershipCloud-Based Data PlatformsEnterprise Data GovernanceBudget ManagementStakeholder Influence

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringAnalytics EngineeringData Platform LeadershipCloud Data ArchitectureData WarehousingData TransformationStreaming Data ArchitecturesAgile DeliverySoftware Engineering Best PracticesData Product Frameworks

Soft Skills

LeadershipStrategic PlanningOrganizational Change ManagementInfluencing SkillsCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeFivetranDbtKafkaTableauLooker

Industry Keywords

Digital TransformationData Governance FrameworksBusiness Value DeliveryVendor ManagementEnterprise Analytics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKafkaTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the long-term enterprise vision and strategy for data and analytics engineering, ensuring alignment with corporate growth objectives, digital transformation initiatives, and business strategy.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, influencing enterprise decisions related to data, analytics, AI, governance, and technology investments.
Establish organizational priorities, operating models, and investment strategies that optimize platform scalability, business value delivery, and technology modernization.
Lead and develop a multi-layered organization of engineering managers, architects, and technical leaders, building leadership bench strength and succession plans for critical roles.
Design and evolve the organizational structure, talent strategy, and operating model required to support rapid business growth and emerging technology needs.
Manage departmental budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic technology investments to ensure effective allocation of resources and achieve business outcomes.
Drive enterprise-wide adoption of data products, governance standards, AI capabilities, and self-service analytics through partnership with senior business and technology leaders.
Establish and champion enterprise standards, architectural principles, and data governance frameworks that enable consistency, compliance, and scalability across business functions.
Represent the Data & Analytics function in executive forums, strategic planning sessions, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Min. 11 years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform leadership, including 5+ years leading managers or senior technical teams.
15+ years of progressive experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, data platforms, or enterprise technology leadership, including 8+ years leading managers, senior leaders, and large-scale engineering organizations.
Demonstrated success defining and executing enterprise-wide data, analytics, or digital transformation strategies across complex, rapidly scaling organizations.
Experience leading through multiple layers of leadership, including managers, senior managers, architects, and technical leads.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment across business, product, operations, and technology organizations.
Experience managing significant budgets, technology investments, vendor relationships, and strategic sourcing decisions.
Track record of building and scaling high-performing organizations while driving organizational change, capability development, and succession planning.
Experience presenting technology strategies, business cases, investment recommendations, and transformation roadmaps to executive leadership teams and Board-level audiences.
Deep expertise in architecting, scaling, and governing modern cloud-based data platforms, including data warehousing, ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, and data product frameworks, with extensive experience leveraging technologies such as Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt, and contemporary ELT ecosystems.
Demonstrated expertise in modern streaming and near-real-time data architectures, including Kafka, CDC, and dynamic data processing patterns, with the ability to evaluate, prioritize, and implement solutions that enable business agility and data-driven decision-making.
Extensive experience with software engineering best practices and agile delivery (sprint planning, code review, testing, CI/CD, on-call, postmortems).
Strong understanding of enterprise analytics and data consumption strategies, including BI and visualization platforms such as Tableau, Looker, or similar tools, with the ability to influence stakeholders and align analytical capabilities to business objectives.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
Pet and Legal Insurance
Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
Military Benefits Package
QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
QTS Crisis Fund
Wellness Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program